Position Statements
Cannabidiol use guidelines in behavioral medicine in dogs and cats: what do we know?
ESVCE position statement on the use of medications to manage acute phobic states in dogs as an alternative to acepromazine
Veterinarians are central to selecting and prescribing psychopharmacological agents for dogs presenting with acute fear-, anxiety- and phobia-related states, particularly during noise-related events.
Electronic training devices
ESVCE members have adopted a position statement on electronic training devices on their AGM, September 2017. The statement was prepared by a working group consisting of Sylvia Masson, Angelo Gazzano, Silvia de la Vega, Esther Schalke. The text was corrected for English by Elizabeth Walsh and Tiny DeKeuster gave helpful comments.
The position statement was revised and published in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior in 2018.
Risk Assessment
The ESVCE position statement on risk assessment has been published in Journal of Veterinary Behavior (2011) 6, 248-249